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This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history.

Bulgarian monarchs

  • Kubrat
  • Batbayan
  • Asparukh of Bulgaria
  • Tervel of Bulgaria
  • Kormesiy of Bulgaria
  • Sevar of Bulgaria
  • Kormisosh of Bulgaria
  • Vinekh of Bulgaria
  • Telets of Bulgaria
  • Sabin of Bulgaria
  • Umor of Bulgaria
  • Toktu of Bulgaria
  • Pagan of Bulgaria
  • Telerig of Bulgaria
  • Kardam of Bulgaria
  • Krum of Bulgaria
  • Omurtag of Bulgaria
  • Malamir of Bulgaria
  • Presian of Bulgaria
  • Boris I Michael
  • Simeon the Great
  • Peter I of Bulgaria
  • Boris II of Bulgaria
  • Roman of Bulgaria
  • Samuil of Bulgaria
  • Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
  • Presian II of Bulgaria
  • Peter (II) Delyan of Bulgaria
  • Constantin Bodin (Peter (III))
  • Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria
  • Peter IV of Bulgaria
  • Kaloyan of Bulgaria
  • Boril of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
  • Kaliman I of Bulgaria
  • Michael Asen I of Bulgaria
  • Kaliman II of Bulgaria
  • Mitso Asen of Bulgaria
  • Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria
  • Michael Asen II of Bulgaria
  • Ivaylo of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
  • George I of Bulgaria
  • Smilets of Bulgaria
  • Chaka of Bulgaria
  • Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria
  • George II of Bulgaria
  • Michael III Shishman of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria
  • Constantine II of Bulgaria
  • Alexander I of Bulgaria
  • Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
  • Boris III of Bulgaria
  • Simeon II of Bulgaria

Performing arts

Directors

  • Stephen C. Apostolof
  • Christo Christov
  • Slatan Dudow
  • Georgi Djulgerov
  • Tonislav Hristov
  • Lyudmil Kirkov
  • Nikola Korabov
  • Nikola Kovachev
  • Vulo Radev
  • Petar B. Vasilev
  • Binka Zhelyazkova
  • Ted Kotcheff

Actors

:See also List of Bulgarian actors

  • Zahari Baharov
  • Maria Bakalova
  • George Baker
  • Nikolay Binev
  • Radina Borshosh
  • Stefan Danailov
  • Nina Dobrev
  • Yana Marinova
  • Itzhak Fintzi
  • Georgi Georgiev
  • Georgi Georgiev-Getz
  • Kiril Gospodinov
  • Stanislav Ianevski
  • Gloria Ivanova
  • Georgi Kaloyanchev
  • Apostol Karamitev
  • Nevena Kokanova
  • Todor Kolev
  • Victoria Koleva
  • Julian Kostov
  • Marius Kurkinski
  • Moni Moshonov (born 1951), Bulgarian-born Israeli actor and comedian
  • Stoyanka Mutafova
  • Lyubomir Neikov
  • Georgi Partsalev
  • Katya Paskaleva
  • Bashar Rahal
  • Hristo Shopov
  • Naum Shopov
  • Petar Slabakov
  • Kosta Tsonev
  • Grigor Vachkov

Models

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  • Silvia Dimitrova
  • Nina Dobrev
  • Nansi Karaboycheva
  • Yana Marinova
  • Diliana Popova

Dancers

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  • Cyril Atanassoff
  • Asen Gavrilov

Journalists

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  • Oggy Boytchev
  • Vasil Kanchov
  • Nikolay Kolev - Michmana
  • Elena Yoncheva

Television

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  • Todor Kolev
  • Niki Kunchev
  • Milen Tsvetkov
  • Aleksandra Sarchadjieva
  • Slavi Trifonov
  • Ralitsa Vassileva

Literature

Authors

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  • Elisaveta Bagryana
  • Petar Beron
  • Ran Bosilek
  • Assen Bossev
  • Hristo Botev
  • Elias Canetti
  • Dobri Chintulov
  • Chudomir
  • Clement of Ohrid
  • Constantine of Preslav
  • Atanas Dalchev
  • Dimcho Debelyanov
  • Alexenia Dimitrova
  • Dimitar Dimov
  • Vasil Drumev
  • Petya Dubarova
  • John Exarch
  • Dora Gabe
  • Nikolai Haitov
  • Paisiy Hilendarski
  • Chernorizetz Hrabar
  • Nikolai Hristozov
  • Angel Karaliychev
  • Lyuben Karavelov
  • Stefan Kisyov
  • Aleko Konstantinov
  • Miladinov Brothers
  • Aleksandra Monedzhikova
  • Grigor Parlichev
  • Elin Pelin
  • Ivailo Petrov
  • Valeri Petrov
  • Julian Popov
  • Maria Popova
  • Yordan Radichkov
  • Radoy Ralin
  • Kuzman Shapkarev
  • Pencho Slaveykov
  • Petko Slaveykov
  • Hristo Smirnenski
  • Emiliyan Stanev
  • Zahari Stoyanov
  • Anton Strashimirov
  • Stanislav Stratiev
  • Edvin Sugarev
  • Dimitar Talev
  • Tzvetan Todorov
  • Stefan Tzanev
  • Nikola Vaptsarov
  • Ivan Vazov
  • Pavel Vezhinov
  • Vladislav the Grammarian
  • Dobri Voinikov
  • Sofronii Vrachanski
  • Peyo Yavorov
  • Nedyalko Yordanov
  • Yordan Yovkov

Music

Composers

:See also List of Bulgarian composers

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  • Nikola Atanasov
  • Victor Chuchkov
  • Alexandra Fol
  • Marin Goleminov
  • Michail Goleminov
  • Dobri Hristov
  • Nikolay Kaufman
  • Nikolo Kotzev
  • Petar Krumov
  • John Kukuzelis
  • Filip Kutev
  • Kiril Lambov
  • Milcho Leviev
  • Emanuil Manolov
  • Georgi Minchev
  • Dimitar Nenov
  • Ivo Papasov
  • Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska
  • Stefan Popov
  • Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
  • Petko Stainov
  • Dobrinka Tabakova
  • Ralitsa Tcholakova
  • Georgi Tutev
  • Stefan Valdobrev
  • Pancho Vladigerov

Singers and musicians

:See also List of Bulgarian musicians and singers

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  • 100 Kila
  • Alexis Weissenberg
  • Andrea
  • Angela Tosheva
  • Azis
  • Boris Christoff
  • Christina Morfova
  • Desi Slava
  • Elena Nicolai
  • Elitsa Todorova
  • Emil Dimitrov
  • Filipp Kirkorov
  • Gena Dimitrova
  • Georgi Minchev
  • Gery-Nikol
  • Gloria
  • Ivan Yanakov
  • Ivanka Ninova
  • Ivo Papasov
  • Kamen Tchanev
  • Kristian Kostov
  • Kiril Marichkov
  • Lili Ivanova
  • Ljuba Welitsch
  • Ludmilla Diakovska
  • Marius Kurkinski
  • Mira Aroyo
  • Nayden Todorov
  • Neva Krysteva
  • Nicolai Ghiaurov
  • Nikola Giuzelev
  • Petia
  • Poli Genova
  • Raina Kabaivanska
  • Ralitsa Tcholakova
  • Slavi Trifonov
  • Spens
  • Stefan Valdobrev
  • Svetla Protich
  • Sylvie Vartan
  • Theodosii Spassov
  • Triphon Silyanovski
  • Valya Balkanska
  • Vassil Naidenov
  • Vesselina Kasarova
  • Yildiz Ibrahimova
  • Yoan Kukuzel

Visual arts

Architects

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  • Victoria Angelova
  • Milka Bliznakov
  • Kolyu Ficheto
  • Georgi Fingov
  • Naum Torbov

Painters

  • Angel Metodiev
  • Bencho Obreshkov
  • Boris Georgiev
  • Christo Yavashev – Christo
  • Chudomir
  • Dechko Uzunov
  • Dimitre Mehandjiysky
  • Ekaterina Savova-Nenova
  • George Papazov
  • Hristofor Zhefarovich
  • Ilia Beshkov
  • Ivan Markvichka
  • Ivan Nenov
  • Ivan Vukadinov
  • Jules Pascin
  • Keratza Vissulceva
  • Konstantin Shtarkelov
  • Nikola Avramov
  • Nikola Marinov
  • Radi Nedelchev
  • Silvia Dimitrova
  • Vladimir Dimitrov - Maistora
  • Yaroslav Veshin
  • Yanko Tihov
  • Zahariy Zograf
  • Zlatyu Boyadzhiev

Sculptors

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  • Ivan Minekov
  • Christo
  • Todor Todorov
  • Vezhdi Rashidov

Others

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  • Annie Ivanova, arts curator
  • Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, along with Jeanne-Claude
  • Peter Lazarov, graphic artist
  • Alex Maleev, cartoonist
  • Toma Tomov, graphic artist

Business

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  • Emil Kyulev
  • Georgi Naydenov
  • Iliya Pavlov
  • Kroum Pindoff
  • Tihomir Kamenov

State

Politicians

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  • Georgi Atanasov
  • Prince Alexander of Battenberg
  • Nikola Mushanov
  • Boyko Borisov
  • Todor Burmov
  • Teodor Teodorov
  • Filip Dimitrov
  • Georgi Dimitrov
  • Konstantin Dimitrov
  • Simeon Djankov
  • Kimon Georgiev
  • Reneta Indzhova
  • Vasil Kolarov
  • Ivan Kostov
  • Andrey Lukanov
  • Nadezhda Mihailova
  • Georgi Parvanov
  • Solomon Pasi
  • Krasimir Premyanov
  • Rumen Radev
  • Vasil Radoslavov
  • Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
  • Iliana Iotova, the first female president of Bulgaria and the current one since 2026
  • Aleksandar Stamboliyski
  • Stefan Stambolov
  • Nadejda Stancioff
  • Aleksandar Malinov
  • Petar Stoyanov
  • Andrey Lyapchev
  • Zhan Videnov
  • Zhelyu Zhelev
  • Todor Zhivkov

Revolutionaries

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  • Todor Aleksandrov
  • Georgi Benkovski
  • Dame Gruev
  • Gotse Delchev
  • Tsanko Dyustabanov
  • Hadzhi Dimitar
  • Ilarion Dragostinov
  • Panayot Hitov
  • Todor Kableshkov
  • Stefan Karadzha
  • Lyuben Karavelov
  • Nikola Karev
  • Asen Kojarov
  • Vasil Levski
  • Ivan Mihailov
  • Georgi Obretenov
  • Nikola Obretenov
  • Tonka Obretenova
  • Gjorche Petrov
  • Kosta Shahov
  • Yane Sandanski
  • Boris Sarafov
  • Georgi Sava Rakovski
  • Hristo Tatarchev
  • Filip Totyu
  • Panayot Volov
  • Stoyan Zaimov
  • Hristo Botev
  • Mara Buneva

Voivodes

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  • Angel
  • Apostol Petkov
  • Chavdar
  • Ilyo
  • Indzhe
  • Karposh
  • Manush
  • Kapitan Petko Voyvoda

Academics

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  • Stephan Angeloff, microbiologist
  • Krassimir Atanassov, mathematician
  • Angel Balevski, inventor
  • Petar Beron, educator
  • Veselin Beshevliev, classicist
  • Georgi Bliznakoff, chemist
  • Kiril Bratanov, biologist
  • Ljubomir Chakaloff, mathematician
  • George Chaldakov, vascular biologist
  • Stamen Grigorov, physician
  • Asen Hadjiolov, biologist
  • Anastas Ishirkov, human geographer
  • Christo Ivanov, organic chemist
  • Assen Jordanoff, airplane constructor
  • Rostislaw Kaischew, physical chemist
  • Ludmil Katzarkov, mathematician
  • Georgi Kitov, archaeologist
  • Boicho Kokinov, cognitive scientist
  • Boris Komitov, astronomer
  • Mimoza Konteva, geographer
  • Georgi Lozanov, psychologist
  • Georgi Manev, physicist
  • Stefan Marinov, dissident physicist
  • Marco Mincoff, literary scholar
  • Nikola Mollov, organic chemist
  • Georgi Nadjakov, physicist, discovered the external photoeffect
  • Nikola Obreshkov, mathematician
  • Dimiter Orahovats, physiologist
  • Dimitar Paskov, pharmacist and chemist
  • Angel Penchev, neurologist
  • Peter Petroff, prolific inventor
  • Ivan Atanassov Petrov, neurologist
  • Stefka Petrova, nutritionist
  • Dimitar Sasselov, astrophysicist
  • Blagovest Sendov, mathematician
  • Ivan Stranski, physical chemist, proposed the mechanism of Stranski-Krastanov growth
  • Elka Todorova, social psychologist
  • Venelin Tsachevsky, economist
  • Evgeny Vatev, physicist, inventor
  • Asen Zlatarov, chemist
  • Vasil Zlatarski, historian
  • Dimitar Kalev, humanities scholar, oncologist, poet

Economists

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  • Stoyan Alexandrov
  • Lyuben Berov
  • Martin Dimitrov
  • Simeon Djankov
  • Kristalina Georgieva
  • Nikolay Nenovsky
  • Antoaneta Vassileva

Philosophers

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  • Peter Deunov
  • Julia Kristeva
  • Isaac Passy
  • Tzvetan Todorov
  • Maria Todorova

Sports

Athletics

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  • Rostislav Dimitrov, triple jumper
  • Yordanka Donkova, world record holder and one world title in hurdling (1988)
  • Stefka Kostadinova, world record holder and two world titles in high jump (1987, 1995)
  • Tereza Marinova, triple jumper
  • Khristo Markov, 1988 Olympic triple jump champion
  • Petya Pendareva, sprinter
  • Iva Prandzheva, long jumper and triple jumper

Boxing

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  • Georgi Kostadinov, boxer, won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games for Bulgaria
  • Daisy Lang, boxer, world champion in three different weight categories
  • Ivailo Marinov, boxer, won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, among others
  • Kubrat Pulev, boxer
  • Tervel Pulev, boxer
  • Svilen Rusinov, boxer
  • Dimitar Shtilianov, boxer
  • Serafim Todorov, boxer, won the Olympic Featherweight Silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games

Chess

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  • Ivan Cheparinov, chess player
  • Antoaneta Stefanova, Women's World Chess Champion (2004)
  • Silvio Danailov, chess player and manager
  • Veselin Topalov, World Chess Champion (2005)

Volleyball

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  • Aleksandra Delcheva
  • Strashimira Filipova
  • Lyubomir Ganev
  • Evgeni Ivanov
  • Matey Kaziyski
  • Plamen Konstantinov
  • Nikolay Nikolov
  • Vladimir Nikolov
  • Teodor Salparov
  • Martin Stoev
  • Hristo Tsvetanov
  • Eva Yaneva
  • Boyan Yordanov
  • Ivan Zarev
  • Antonina Zetova
  • Andrey Zhekov
  • Dimitar Zlatanov

Football

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  • Georgi Asparuhov
  • Krassimir Balakov
  • Dimitar Berbatov
  • Hristo Bonev
  • Dinko Dermendzhiev
  • Petar Houbchev
  • Trifon Ivanov
  • Ivan Kolev
  • Emil Kostadinov
  • Nikola Kotkov
  • Yordan Letchkov
  • Stanislav Manolev
  • Borislav Mihaylov
  • Dimitar Penev
  • Luboslav Penev
  • Martin Petrov
  • Stiliyan Petrov
  • Aleksandar Shalamanov
  • Nasko Sirakov
  • Hristo Stoichkov
  • Darin Todorov
  • Emil Urumov
  • Dimitar Yakimov
  • Zlatko Yankov
  • Petar Zhekov
  • Andrey Zhelyazkov

Tennis

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  • Grigor Dimitrov
  • Katerina Maleeva
  • Magdalena Maleeva
  • Manuela Maleeva
  • Tsvetana Pironkova

Other sports

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  • Blagoy Blagoev, silver medalist in Olympic Games (1980) and all-time senior world record holder in snatch (195.5&nbsp;kg, competing at 90&nbsp;kg)
  • Nikolay Bukhalov, two Olympic and five world titles in canoeing
  • Albena Denkova, World Figure Skating Champion in ice dancing (pairs) (2006, 2007)
  • Vasil Etropolski (born 1959), Olympic and world champion sabre fencer
  • Georgi Georgiev, two world titles in Sambo (2003, 2006)
  • Maria Gigova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles (1969, 1971, 1973), Guinness World Records
  • Mariya Grozdeva, sport shooter
  • Ivan Ivanov, Olympic weightlifter
  • Tanyu Kiryakov, pistol shooter
  • Dan Kolov, wrestler
  • Kaloyan Mahlyanov (Kotooshu), sumo wrestler
  • Maria Petrova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles (1993, 1994, 1995), Guinness World Records
  • Hristo Prodanov, mountaineer
  • Evgeniya Radanova, speed skater and racing cyclist
  • Neshka Robeva, rhythmic gymnast
  • Alexander Rusev, wrestler, rower and powerlifter
  • Valentin Yordanov, two Olympic, seven world and seven European titles in wrestling
  • Yordan Yovchev, world champion and six-time Olympic gymnast

Theology

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  • Antim I
  • Evtimiy of Tarnovo
  • Vladislav the Grammarian
  • Peter Deunov (Master Beinsa Douno), founder of the Universal White Brotherhood

Cuisine

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  • Vasil Eshcoff
  • Silvena Rowe
  • Kiradjieff brothers
  • Ivan Zvezdev

Criminals

  • Borislav Georgiev
  • Emil Kyulev
  • Georgi Iliev
  • Georgi Stoev
  • Iliya Pavlov
  • Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov
  • Vasil Iliev
  • Delyan Peevski

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File:Saint Clement of Ohrid (icon, 13th-14th century).jpg|Saint Clement of Ohrid (840–916), often associated as the creator of the Cyrillic script

File:Ivan Rilski - fresco from church in rila monastery-bulgaria.JPG|Saint Ivan of Rila (876–946), the patron saint of the Bulgarian people

File:G danchov ivan asen.jpg|Tsar Ivan-Asen II (1191–1241), led the Second Bulgarian Empire to its largest territorial extent

File:Ioannis Koukouzelis.jpg|Saint John Kukuzel (1280–1360), composer, singer and reformer of the Orthodox Church music, known as the "Angel-voiced"

File:Panayot-Hitov.jpg|Panayot Hitov (1830–1918), revolutionary, hajduk and voivode, national hero of Bulgaria

File:Stefan Karadja.jpg|Stefan Karadzha (1840–1868), revolutionary, voivode, national hero of Bulgaria

File:Vasil Levski.jpg|Vasil Levski (1837–1873), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria

File:Hristo botev.gif|Hristo Botev (1848–1876), revolutionary and poet, national hero of Bulgaria

File:Georgi Benkovski.jpg|Georgi Benkovski (1843–1876), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria

File:Panajot Volov.jpg|Panayot Volov (1850–1876), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria

File:Todor Kableshkov2.jpg|Todor Kableshkov (1851–1876), revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria

File:Aleko konstantinov.jpg|Aleko Konstantinov (1863–1897), writer created one of the most popular Bulgarian works

File:Natanail-Ohridski-Plovdivski.jpg|Metropolitan Nathanael Ohridski (1820–1906), revolutionary and organizer of the Kresna-Razlog Uprising

File:G Delchev.jpg|Gotse Delchev (1872–1903), revolutionary and leader of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees

File:BASA-937K-1-410-7-Ivan Vazov (cropped).JPG|Ivan Vazov (1850–1921), considered as the best Bulgarian author of all time

File:Todor Alexandrov by Günther József, 1912.jpg|Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924), revolutionary and leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, national hero of Bulgaria

File:Vladimir Vazov.jpg|Vladimir Vazov (1868–1945), general and war hero

File:Elin Pelin monument.jpg|Elin Pelin (1877–1949), considered as the best Bulgarian narrator

File:John.atanasoff.jpeg|John Atanasoff (1903–1995), Bulgarian-American physicist, inventor of the computer

File:Christo und Jeanne-Claude.jpg|Christo (left), wrapper of the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the artwork called Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin counties in California and The Gates in New York City's Central Park

File:Kotooshu winning Emperor's Cup 2008 May.jpg|Kaloyan Mahlyanov, the only European sumo wrestler who is winner of the Emperor's Cup

File:Hristo stoichkov-2010.jpg|Hristo Stoichkov, football player, 1994 FIFA World Cup top scorer and winner of the Golden Shoe and the Golden Ball

File:Veselin Topalov Sofia Airport 24.10.2005.pic-01.jpg|Veselin Topalov, 2005–2006 World Chess Champion

File:Berbatov.jpg|Dimitar Berbatov, football player

File:Ivet Lalova Berlin 2009 cropped.JPG|Ivet Lalova, 12th-fastest woman in the history of the 100 metres

File:Dilma-shash.JPG|Dilma Rousseff, Bulgarian-Brazilian politician and former President of Brazil

File:Nina Dobrev during an interview in August 2018 02.png|Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-American actress

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See also

  • Bulgaria
  • Bulgarians
  • Bulgarian language

Notes